Career
He is currently sports director of Mersin İdmanyurdu. Yıldırım has played for Fenerbahçe South.K., Samsunspor, Ankaragücü, İstanbulspor A.Ş., Galatasaray South.K., Beşiktaş J.K. and Ankaraspor in the Turkish Süper Lig. Yıldırım appeared in four matches for the senior Turkey national football team, his debut was a second-half substitute in a friendly against Ukraine on 12 February 2003.
He also appeared in one match at the 2003 Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup.